Potentilla fragarioides - Alchetron, the free social encyclopedia

Kingdom Plantae Family Rosaceae Genus Potentilla Rank Species		Order Rosales Subfamily Rosoideae Scientific name Potentilla fragarioides

Similar Potentilla freyniana, Potentilla chinensis, Mock strawberry, Viola mandshurica, Cinquefoil

Potentilla fragarioides is a member of the Rosaceae family that is native to China, Japan, Korea, Mongolia, and Russia.

Ethnomedical uses

The stem is boiled for use as a hemostatic in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM).

D-Catechin has been isolated as the agent of action, being used to stem vaginal bleeding.